David Douděra

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David Douděra
Personal information
Full name David Douděra
Date of birth (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Czech Republic
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Slavia Prague
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2007 SC Xaverov
2007–2011 Viktoria Žižkov
2011–2014 Meteor Prague
2014–2017 Dukla Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Dukla Prague 51 (2)
2020–2022 Mladá Boleslav 76 (12)
2022– Slavia Prague 48 (5)
International career
2018 Czech Republic U20 4 (0)
2019 Czech Republic U21 4 (0)
2023– Czech Republic 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024

David Douděra (born 31 May 1998) is a Czech footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Czech First League side Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.

Career[edit]

Dukla Prague[edit]

Douděra joined FK Dukla Prague at the age of 15. After good appearances for Dukla Prague's B-team, he got his official debut for the club in a Czech First League against Sigma Olomouc on 29 September 2017. Douděra started on the bench, but replaced Róbert Kovaľ in the 62nd minute.[1] He played 10 games further in the 2017–18 season, five as a starter and the rest from the bench. In the following season, Douděra became a regular starter with 30 league appearances; 21 of them as a starter. However, Dukla was relegated to the Czech National Football League for the 2019–20 season.

Mladá Boleslav[edit]

In the winter break of the 2019–20 season, Douděra transferred from Dukla to Mladá Boleslav.[2] He debuted for the team on 14 February 2020 against SK Dynamo České Budějovice.[3] In the 2021–22 Czech First League, Douděra scored 10 goals and registered 4 assists for Boleslav in 31 matches.[4]

Slavia Prague[edit]

Following the end of the 2021–22 Czech First League, Douděra became the first summer signing for Slavia Prague.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club in a 4–0 away win against Gibraltarian side St Joseph's F.C. in the second qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[5]

International career[edit]

Douděra represented the Czech Republic at under-20 and under-21 level. In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Czech senior squad for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group E matches against Poland and Moldova.[6] He scored his first goal for the national team in November 2023 in a 3–0 win against Moldova[7]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 7 March 2024[8]
Club Season League Czech Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dukla Prague 2017–18 Czech First League 11 0 11 0
2018–19 30 2 0 0 30 2
2019–20 Czech National Football League 10 0 2 2 12 2
Total 51 2 2 2 53 4
Mladá Boleslav 2019–20 Czech First League 14 0 1 0 15 0
2020–21 31 2 4 0 35 2
2021–22 31 10 4 0 35 10
Total 76 12 9 0 85 12
Slavia Prague 2022–23 Czech First League 29 5 5 2 10[a] 0 44 7
2023–24 15 0 3 0 10[b] 3 28 3
Total 44 5 8 2 20 3 72 10
Career total 171 19 19 4 20 3 210 26
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Slavia Prague

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sigma Olomouc 3-0 Dukla Prague". Soccerway. 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Douděra: Pořád si připadám, jako bych byl v Realu Madrid" (in Czech). Deník. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ "České Budějovice 3-0 Mladá Boleslav". Soccerway. 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Slavia má první posilu, Douděra jde naplnit rodinný osud". iDNES (in Czech). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Poprvé s hvězdou na srdci. Byl to zážitek, vyprávěl slávista Douděra". iDNES (in Czech). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Fotbalisté se sešli i s Coufalem. Ten dělá vše, aby v pátek mohl hrát". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Czechs stamp ticket to Euro 2024 with Moldova win but coach resigns". Reuters. 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023.
  8. ^ "David Doudera". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

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